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US7585834B2 US10/078,247 US7824702A US7585834B2 US 7585834 B2 US7585834 B2 US 7585834B2 US 7824702 A US7824702 A US 7824702A US 7585834 B2 US7585834 B2 US 7585834B2
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  • barriers There are a number of natural barriers that exist in living organisms. The barriers most likely developed over time as a mechanism to exclude harmful stimuli, such as toxic chemicals, from sensitive biochemical pathways. Cellular membranes, epithelial tissues and endothelial tissues are examples of such barriers.
  • barriers such as cellular membranes function by excluding chemical compounds possessing particular physical characteristics rather than by specifically repelling harmful compositions. This can be problematic in the field of drug discovery where one is targeting a biopolymer encased in the barrier.
  • Cellular membranes for instance, are particularly intractable to highly charged compounds such as polynucleotides.
  • a highly charged compound e.g., oligonucleotide
  • its medicinal utility is hindered by its inability to efficiently access its intracellular target.
  • Ryser et al. discusses the use of high molecular weight lysine polymers for increasing the transport of various molecules across cellular membranes. See, Ryser, H. J. P., PCT Pub. No. WO 79/00515 (1979).
  • Frankel et al. reports the conjugation of selected molecules to HIV tat protein, which increased cellular uptake of the molecules. See, Frankel et al, PCT Pub. No. WO 91/09958 (1991).
  • Barsoum discusses the use of the HIV tat sequence RKKRRQRRR in (SEQ ID NO:1) in enhancing cellular membrane transport.
  • Brugidou et al. report the rapid internalization of a 16 amino acid peptide-cholesterol conjugate derived from the Antennapedia homeodomain by cultured neurons. See, Brugidou, J., et al. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Comm. 214(2):685-693 (1995).
  • transport polymers consisting of from 6 to 25 subunits, at least 50% of which contain a guanidino or amidino side chain.
  • the transport polymers are preferably polyarginine peptides composed of all D-, all L- or mixtures of D- and L-arginine subunits (see PCT/US/10571, WO/52614, published Nov. 26, 1998).
  • the present invention provides compositions and methods for enhancing transport of biologically active compounds across biological membranes and across and into animal epithelial or endothelial tissues.
  • the composition includes a biologically active agent and a transport moiety, either linked covalently by a bond or an optional linking group.
  • the transport moiety includes a structure selected from the group consisting of (ZYZ) n Z, (ZY) n Z, (ZYY) n Z and (ZYYY) n Z.
  • Subunit “Z” is L-arginine or D-arginine
  • subunit “Y” is an amino acid that does not comprise an amidino or guanidino moiety.
  • Subscript “n” is an integer ranging from 2 to 10.
  • the method for enhancing transport involves the administration of the aforementioned composition.
  • FIG. 1 is a bar graph that illustrates the increase in cellular uptake of a fluorescence agent when a transport oligomer of spaced arginine residues is used relative to the uptake when an R7 homopolymer is the transport oligomer. Uptake increased with increased spacing (glycine insert ⁇ aminobutyric acid insert ⁇ aminocaproic acid insert).
  • FIG. 2 is a bar graph that illustrates a general increase in cellular uptake of a fluorescence agent when a transport oligomer of spaced arginine residues is used relative to the uptake when an R7 homopolymer is the transport oligomer.
  • the spacing groups are naturally-occurring amino acids.
  • FIG. 3 is a bar graph as in FIG. 2 in which the concentrations of the various transport compositions has been reduced, illustrating that the increase in cellular uptake does not change at lower concentrations.
  • FIG. 4 is a bar graph illustrating the cellular uptake of the compositions used in FIGS. 2 and 3 at 6.25 micromolar. At this concentration, the uptake of Fl-aca-R7CONH 2 begins to drop off, while the compositions of the present invention maintain a significant uptake advantage.
  • FIG. 5 is a bar graph showing the increase in cellular uptake of the series (Raca) x R at 50 ⁇ M when the subscript x is 4, 5 and 6. For brevity, the attached Fl-aca in each of the transport agents is not shown.
  • FIG. 6 is a bar graph showing the uptake (as determined by mean fluorescence) of (RX) 6 R transport oligomers versus homopolymers of arginine (r19 and r13).
  • the symbol X represents aminocaproic acid, gly-gly, or gly.
  • the attached Fl-aca in each of the transport agents is not shown.
  • FIG. 7 illustrates the sixty permutations of aca-spaced arginine heptamers that were prepared and evaluated (results shown in FIG. 8 ).
  • FIG. 8 is a bar graph showing the relative uptake of R aca spaced analogs relative to r7.
  • FIG. 9 illustrates the conjugation of cyclosporin to r7-acid using a self-immolating linker (see 9 A).
  • the mechanism for cleavage of the linker and release of cyclosporine as the pH decreases to 5.5 is shown in FIG. 9B .
  • FIG. 10 illustrates the conjugation of acyclovir to r7-amide via an N-terminal cysteine group. Conjugation with a biotin-containing transporter is also shown.
  • FIG. 11 illustrates the conjugation of hydrocortisone to r7-amide via an N-terminal cysteine group. Conjugation with a biotin-containing transporter is also shown.
  • FIG. 12 illustrates the conjugation of taxol to r7-amide via an N-terminal cysteine group.
  • FIG. 13 illustrates the conjugate formed between a retinal and a r9 (shown without spacing amino acids).
  • FIG. 14 illustrates the use of a cleavable linker in preparing a retinoic acid-r9 conjugate.
  • abu ⁇ -aminobutyric acid
  • aca ⁇ -aminocaproic acid
  • Fl fluorescein
  • Fmoc fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl.
  • Single letter or three letter abbreviations are used for many amino acid herein in accordance with acceptable convention.
  • Lower case single letter abbreviations for amino acids are intended to denote the D-isomer, also in accordance with conventional use.
  • alkyl refers to unsubstituted or substituted linear, branched, cyclic, or combinations of alkyl carbon chains of up to 15 carbon atoms.
  • Linear alkyl groups include, for example, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, n-butyl, n-pentyl, n-hexyl, n-heptyl and n-octyl.
  • Branched alkyl groups include, for example, iso-propyl, sec-butyl, iso-butyl, tert-butyl and neopentyl.
  • Cyclic alkyl groups include, for example, cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl and cyclohexyl. Combinations of alkyl groups are also within the scope of the present definition and invention (e.g., cyclopropylmethyl, cyclohexylmethyl, cyclobutylpropyl, and the like).
  • the alkyl groups can also be substituted with one or more substituents, preferably from zero to three substituents.
  • Nonlimiting examples of such substituents include NH 2 , SH, NO 2 , ONO 2 , F, Cl, Br, I, OH, CO 2 H, CO 2 CH 3 , CN, alkoxy, alkylthio, alkylamino, dialkylamino, aryl and heteroaryl.
  • aryl refers to an unsubstituted or substituted aromatic, carbocyclic group.
  • Aryl groups are either single ring or multiple condensed ring compounds.
  • a phenyl group for example, is a single ring, aryl group.
  • An aryl group with multiple condensed rings is exemplified by a naphthyl group.
  • Aryl groups can be substituted with one or more substituents, preferably from zero to three substitutents.
  • Nonlimiting examples of such substituents include NH 2 , SH, NO 2 , ONO 2 , F, Cl, Br, I, OH, CO 2 H, CO 2 CH 3 , CN, alkoxy, alkylthio, alkylamino, dialkylamino, aryl and heteroaryl.
  • heteroaryl refers to those aryl groups in which one or more heteroatoms (e.g., O, S, N) occupies a position held by a carbon atom or pair of carbon atoms.
  • suitable heteroaryl groups include pyridine, thiophene, oxazole, benzimidazole, pyrrole, furan, quinoline, quinazoline, and the like.
  • Epithelial tissue refers to the basic tissue that covers surface areas of the surface, spaces, and cavities of the body. Epithelial tissues are composed primarily of epithelial cells that are attached to one another and rest on an extracellular matrix (basement membrane) that is typically produced by the cells. Epithelial tissues include three general types based on cell shape: squamous, cuboidal, and columnar epithelium. Squamous epithelium, which lines lungs and blood vessels, is made up of flat cells. Cuboidal epithelium lines kidney tubules and is composed of cube shaped cells, while columnar epithelium cells line the digestive tract and have a columnar appearance. Epithelial tissues can also be classified based on the number of cell layers in the tissue.
  • a simple epithelial tissue is composed of a single layer of cells, each of which sits on the basement membrane.
  • a “stratified” epithelial tissue is composed of several cells stacked upon one another; not all cells contact the basement membrane.
  • a “pseudostratified” epithelial tissue has cells that, although all contact the basement membrane, appear to be stratified because the nuclei are at various levels.
  • trans-epithelial delivery or administration refers to the delivery or administration of agents by permeation through and/or into one or more layers of a body surface or tissue, such as intact skin or a mucous membrane, by topical administration.
  • the term is intended to include both transdermal (e.g., percutaneous adsorption, and including intradermal) and transmucosal administration. Delivery can be to a deeper layer of the tissue, for example, and/or delivery to the bloodstream.
  • Transport enhancement refers to an increase in amount and/or rate of delivery of a biologically active compound across a biological barrier. The term is also meant to include altering tissue distribution, localization and release of a biologically active compound or agent. The amount of transport enhancement is determined by comparing the delivery of the compound or agent that is not attached to a transport moiety to the delivery of one that is.
  • Bio barrier refers to a physiological barrier to the delivery of a biologically active compound to its intended target site. It includes, for example, biological membranes, epithelial tissue and endothelial tissue.
  • Bio membrane refers to a lipid-containing barrier that separates cells or groups of cells from extracellular space.
  • Bioly active compound refers to a therapeutic compound or a diagnostic agent, as well as lead compounds in a research and development setting. Still further the term is meant to include various probes (e.g., oligonucleotides alone or those having attached imaging agents).
  • therapeutic compound refers, without limitation, to any composition that can be used to the benefit of a mammalian species.
  • a number of such agents cause an observable change in the structure, function or composition of a cell upon uptake by the cell. Observable changes include increased or decreased expression of one or more mRNAs, increased or decreased expression of one or more proteins, phosphorylation of a protein or other cell component, inhibition or activation of an enzyme, inhibition or activation of binding between members of a binding pair, an increased rate of synthesis of a metabolite, increased or decreased cell proliferation and the like.
  • Other agents exert therapeutic effects when present in a tissue, even in the absence of cellular entry.
  • diagnostic agent refers to both diagnostic imaging agents and contrast agents.
  • diagnostic agents radio-labeled substances such as 99 mTc glucoheptonate; substances used in magnetic resonance imaging such as gadolinium doped chelation agents (e.g., Gd-DTPA); metals bound to chelating agents such as Eu, Lu, Pr, Gd, Tc 99 m, Ga 67 , In 111 , Y 90 , Cu 67 and Co 57 ; and, proteins such as ⁇ -galactosidase, green fluorescent protein and luciferase.
  • Other diagnostic agents include molecular sensors.
  • macromolecule refers to large molecules (MW greater than 1000 daltons) exemplified by, but not limited to, peptides, proteins, oligonucleotides and polynucleotides of biological or synthetic origin.
  • “Small organic molecule” refers to a carbon-containing agent having a molecular weight (MW) of less than or equal to 1000 daltons.
  • peptide refers to a compound made up of a single chain of D- or L-amino acids or a mixture of D- and L-amino acids joined by peptide bonds. Generally, peptides contain at least two amino acid residues and are less than about 50 amino acids in length. D-amino acids are represented herein by a lower-case one-letter amino acid symbol (e.g., r for D-arginine), whereas L-amino acids are represented by an upper case one-letter amino acid symbol (e.g., R for L-arginine).
  • Homopolymer peptides are represented by a one-letter amino acid symbol followed by the number of consecutive occurrences of that amino acid in the peptide—(e.g., R7 represents a heptamer that consists of L-arginine residues).
  • protein refers to a compound that is composed of linearly arranged amino acids linked by peptide bonds, but in contrast to peptides, has a well-defined conformation. Proteins, as opposed to peptides, generally consist of chains of 50 or more amino acids.
  • Polypeptide refers to a oligomer of at least two amino acid residues and which contains one or more peptide bonds. “Polypeptide” encompasses peptides and proteins, regardless of whether the polypeptide has a well-defined conformation.
  • half-life generally refers to the time required for half the quantity of a compound to be destroyed, degraded or eliminated. In the context of self-immolating linkers, “half-life” refers to the time required for half the quantity of a transport moiety-biologically active compound conjugate containing such a linker to undergo intramolecular cleavage.
  • the present invention relates to the surprising discovery that arginine residues provide an enhanced transport of drugs and other agents across biological membranes when the residues are part of a polypeptide that provides suitable spacing between the arginines.
  • This is in contrast to the previously described polymers of, for example, arginine, in which the guanidino moieties are present on essentially all subunits of the transport polymer.
  • the transport oligomers of the present invention can be viewed in one group of embodiments as polypeptides in which arginine residues are present, but separated by other amino acids such that, at most, two arginine residues are adjacent.
  • the remaining amino acids residues can be selected to provide side chains that enhance solubility and which do not encumber the conformational freedom of the transport oligomer.
  • one of the remaining amino acids can provide a site for attachment to either a linking group or the therapeutic agent of interest (e.g., a serine hydroxyl group, a lysine amino group or a cysteine thiol).
  • compositions and methods that enhance the transport of biologically active compounds across biological membranes and across and into animal epithelial or endothelial tissue.
  • the compositions are represented by the formula R 1 —L—R 3 , wherein R 1 is a biologically active compound (i.e., a therapeutic compound, diagnostic agent, lead compound or a probe), R 3 is a transport moiety and “L” is an optional linking moiety.
  • the transport moieties are amino acid oligomers of the following formulae: (ZYZ) n Z, (ZY) n Z, (ZYY) n Z and (ZYYY) n Z.
  • Z in the formulae is D or L-arginine.
  • Y is an amino acid that does not contain a guanidyl or amidinyl moiety.
  • the subscript “n” is an integer ranging from 2 to 25.
  • the letter “Y” represents a natural or non-natural amino acid.
  • the amino acid can be essentially any compound having prior to incorporation into the transport moiety) an amino group (NH 2 or NH-alkyl) and a carboxylic acid group (CO 2 H) and not containing either a guanidyl or amidinyl moiety.
  • Examples of such compounds include D and L-alanine, D and L-cysteine, D and L-aspartic acid, D and L-glutamic acid, D and L-phenylalanine, glycine, D and L-histidine, D and L-isoleucine, D and L-lysine, D and L-leucine, D and L-methionine, D and L-asparagine, D and L-proline, D and L-glutamine, D and L-serine, D and L-threonine, D and L-valine, D and L-tryptophan, D and L-hydroxyproline, D and L-tyrosine, sarcosine, ⁇ -alanine, ⁇ -amino butyric acid and ⁇ -amino caproic acid.
  • each Y will be independent of any other Y present in the transport moiety, though in some embodiments, all Y groups can be the same.
  • the transport moiety has the formula (ZYZ) n Z, wherein each “Y” is independently selected from glycine, ⁇ -alanine, ⁇ -amino butyric acid and ⁇ -amino caproic acid, “Z” is preferably L-arginine, and n is preferably an integer ranging from 2 to 5. More preferably, each “Y” is glycine or ⁇ -amino caproic acid and n is 3.
  • the use of glycine is preferred for those compositions in which the transport moiety is fused or covalently attached directly to a polypeptide biological agent such that the entire composition can be prepared by recombinant methods.
  • ⁇ -amino caproic acid is preferred.
  • the transport moiety has the formula (ZY) n Z, wherein each “Y” is preferably selected from glycine, ⁇ -alanine, ⁇ -amino butyric acid and ⁇ -amino caproic acid, “Z” is preferably L-arginine, and n is preferably an integer ranging from 4 to 10. More preferably, each “Y” is glycine or ⁇ -amino caproic acid and n is 6.
  • glycine is preferred for those compositions in which the transport moiety is fused or covalently attached directly to a polypeptide biological agent such that the entire composition can be prepared by recombinant methods.
  • ⁇ -amino caproic acid is preferred.
  • the transport moiety has the formula (ZYY) n Z, wherein each “Y” is preferably selected from glycine, ⁇ -alanine, ⁇ -amino butyric acid and ⁇ -amino caproic acid, “Z” is preferably L-arginine, and n is preferably an integer ranging from 4 to 10. More preferably, each “Y” is glycine or ⁇ -amino caproic acid and n is 6.
  • the transport moiety has the formula (ZYYY) n Z, wherein each “Y” is preferably selected from glycine, ⁇ -alanine, ⁇ -amino butyric acid and ⁇ -amino caproic acid, “Z” is preferably L-arginine, and n is preferably an integer ranging from 4 to 10. More preferably, “Y” is glycine and n is 6.
  • each of the Y groups will be selected to enhance certain desired properties of the transport moeity.
  • each Y can be selected from those naturally occurring amino acids that are typically grouped together as hydrophobic amino acids (e.g., phenylalanine, phenylglycine, valine, leucine, isoleucine).
  • transport moieties having a more hydrophilic character can be prepared when some or all of the Y groups are hydrophilic amino acids (e.g., lysine, serine, threonine, glutamic acid, and the like).
  • the transport moiety can be a polypeptide fragment within a larger polypeptide.
  • the transport moiety can be of the formula (ZYY) n Z yet have additional amino acids which flank this moiety (e.g., X m (ZYY) n Z—X p wherein the subscripts m and p represent integers of zero to about 10 and each X is independently a natural or non-natural amino acid).
  • the transport moiety can be viewed as a peptide or having certain peptide character in the sense that it has a carboxy terminus and an amino terminus.
  • One of the termini is either covalently attached to a biologically active compound (R 1 ) or, alternatively, to a linking moiety (L) that is part of a linking moiety-active compound conjugate (e.g., R 1 —L).
  • R 1 biologically active compound
  • L linking moiety-active compound conjugate
  • the point of attachment is preferably the carboxy terminus.
  • the point of attachment is preferably the amino terminus.
  • the biologically active compound can be attached to the transport moiety via a linking moiety that is in turn attached to an amino acid side chain functional group (e.g., the hydroxy group of a serine residue, the amino group of a lysine residue, the carboxylic acid group of a glutamic acid residue, and the like).
  • an amino acid side chain functional group e.g., the hydroxy group of a serine residue, the amino group of a lysine residue, the carboxylic acid group of a glutamic acid residue, and the like.
  • therapeutic compounds include, without limitation, the following: topical antipsoriasis drugs such as corticosteroids, calcipotriene and anthralin; photochemotherapeutic agents such as psoralens; phorphyrins and enlarged phorphyrins; sunscreen components such as p-aminobenzoic esters, cinnamates, salicylates, benzophenones, anthranilates and avobenzone; pain relief agents and local anesthetics such as lidocaine, novocaine, procaine, tetracaine, benzocaine, cocaine and the opiates; biological agents such as minoxidil, keratolytic agents; destructive agents such as podophyllin, hydroquinone, masoprocol, colchicine and gold; drugs for gastrointestinal conditions such as cyclosporin, FK506, H 2 histamine
  • Diagnostic agents include both diagnostic imaging agents and contrast agents.
  • diagnostic agents radio-labeled substances such as 99 mTc glucoheptonate; substances used in magnetic resonance imaging such as gadolinium doped chelation agents (e.g., Gd-DTPA); metals bound to chelating agents such as Eu, Lu, Pr, Gd, Tc 99 m, Ga 67 , In 111 , Y 90 , Cu 67 and Co 57 ; and, proteins such as ⁇ -galactosidase, green fluorescent protein and luciferase.
  • Still other useful agents include dyes such as, for example, fluorescein.
  • the transport moiety is attached to the biologically active compound through a linking moiety (L).
  • a linking moiety has two termini, one that covalently bonds to the transport moiety and one that covalently bonds to the biologically active compound.
  • the termini each contain a functional group that serves as a facile point of attachment.
  • groups include, without limitation, carboxylic acids, carboxylic acid derivatives, alcohols, amines and thiols.
  • HO 2 CCH 2 CH 2 OH is a linking moiety having a carboxylic acid at one terminus and an alcohol at the other.
  • One formula representing its use in attaching the transport moiety to the biologically active compound is as follows: R 1 —O 2 CCH 2 CH 2 O—R 3 .
  • the linking moiety is preferably cleaved in vivo. “Cleaved” in this case refers to separation of a linking moiety terminus from the biologically active agent. The separation is effected through dissociation of a covalent bond. For instance, where a carboxylic acid terminus of a linking moiety is attached to an alcohol functionality on a biologically active agent (i.e., ester linkage), cleavage results in the formation of a carboxylic acid (linking moiety terminus) and a free active agent.
  • the linking moiety is cleaved through hydrolysis.
  • hydrolytic cleavages are typically pH dependent. For instance, an acid mediated hydrolysis occurs at a faster rate at pH 6.0 than at pH 7.4.
  • the linking moiety is cleaved through self-immolation.
  • Such linking moieties in a transport moiety-biologically active compound conjugate contain a nucleophile (e.g., oxygen, nitrogen and sulfur) distal to the biologically active compound and a cleavable group (e.g., ester, carbonate, carbamate and thiocarbamate) proximal to the biologically active compound. Intramolecular attack of the nucleophile on the cleavable group results in the scission of a covalent bond, thereby releasing the linking moiety from the biologically active compound.
  • a nucleophile e.g., oxygen, nitrogen and sulfur
  • a cleavable group e.g., ester, carbonate, carbamate and thiocarbamate
  • conjugates containing self-immolating linking moieties are represented by structures 1, 2 and 3:
  • R 1 is the biologically active compound
  • X is a linkage formed between a functional group on the biologically active compound and a terminal functional group on the linking moiety
  • Q is a linkage formed from a functional group on the transport moiety and a functional group on the linking moiety
  • A is N or CH
  • R 2 is hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, acyl or allyl
  • R 3 is the transport moiety
  • R 4 is S, O, NR 6 or CR 7 R 8
  • R 5 is H, OH, SH or NHR 6
  • R 6 is hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, acyl or allyl
  • R 7 and R 8 are independently hydrogen or alkyl
  • k and m are independently either 1 or 2
  • n1 is an integer ranging from 1 to 10.
  • Non-limiting examples of the X and Q linkages are (in either orientation): —C(O)O—, —C(O)NH—, —OC(O)NH—, —S—S—, —C(S)O—, —C(S)NH—, —NHC(O)NH—, —SO 2 NH—, —SONH—, phosphate, phosphonate and phosphinate.
  • X will preferably be —OC(O)— or —OC(O)NH—.
  • Q when the linking group is attached to an amino terminus of the transport moiety, Q will preferably be —C(O)NH—, —NHC(O)NH—, —SO 2 NH—, —SONH— or —OC(O)NH— and the like.
  • NH is shown for brevity, but each of the linkages (X and Q) can contain substituted (e.g., N-alkyl or N-acyl) linkages as well.
  • Example 4 Preparation of a conjugate containing this linking group is illustrated in Example 4 ( FIG. 9 ).
  • cyclosporin A is treated with chloroacetic anhydride to form the chloroacetate ester 9i (numbering in FIG. 9 ) which is then combined with benzylamine to form the N-benzyl glycine conjugate 9ii.
  • Condensation of the glycine conjugate with Boc-protected diglycine anhydride provides the acid 9iii which is converted to the more reactive N-hydroxy succinimide ester 9iv and then combined with the amino terminus of a transport moiety to form an amide linkage.
  • N-benzyl group can be replaced with other groups (e.g., alkyl, aryl, allyl and the like) or that methylene groups can be replaced with, for example, ethylene, propylene and the like.
  • the methylene groups are retained as shown in 1a, to provide an appropriate steric or spatial orientation which allows the linkage to be cleaved in vivo (see FIG. 9B ).
  • A is N; R 2 is benzyl; k, m and n1 are 1; X is —OC(O)— and Q is —C(O)NH—.
  • acyclovir can be attached to the C-terminus of a transport moiety (see Example 5b) using a similar linkage formed between acyclovir ⁇ -chloroacetate ester and a heptamer of D-arginine having an C-terminal cysteine residue.
  • the cysteine residue is provided on the r 7 transport moiety as a C-terminal amide and the linkage has the form:
  • the conjugate is represented by formula 2, in which X is —OC(O)—; Q is —C(O)NH—; R 4 is S; R 5 is NHR 6 ; and the subscripts k and m are each 1.
  • the conjugate is represented by formula 2, in which X is —OC(O)—; Q is —NHC(O)—; R 4 is S; R 5 is CONH 2 ; and the subscripts k and m are each 1.
  • Particularly preferred conjugates are those in which R 6 is hydrogen, methyl, allyl, butyl or phenyl.
  • Linking groups represented by the conjugates shown in formula 3 are generally of the heterobifunctional type (e.g., ⁇ -aminocaproic acid, serine, homoserine, ⁇ -aminobutyric acid, and the like), although suitably protected dicarboxylic acids or diamines are also useful with certain biological agents.
  • R 5 is NHR 6 , wherein R 6 is hydrogen, methyl, allyl, butyl or phenyl; k is 2; X is —C(O)O—; and Q is —C(O)NH—.
  • Self-immolating linkers typically undergo intramolecular cleavage with a half-life between about 10 minutes and about 24 hours in water at 37° C. at a pH of approximately 7.4.
  • the cleavage half-life is between about 20 minutes and about 4 hours in water at 37° C. at a pH of approximately 7.4. More preferably, the cleavage half-life is between about 30 minutes and about 2 hours in water at 37° C. at a pH of approximately 7.4.
  • R 2 in structure 1 is preferably methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, allyl, benzyl or phenyl.
  • the backbone amine group of structure 1 is protonated at acidic pH (e.g., pH 5.5).
  • the amine cannot serve as a nucleophile inducing intramolecular cleavage when it is protonated.
  • acidic pH e.g., pH 5.5
  • the amine Upon introduction of the conjugate into a medium at physiological pH (7.4), however, the amine is unprotonated a significant portion of the time. The cleavage half-life is correspondingly reduced.
  • cleavage of a self-immolating linker occurs in two steps: intramolecular reaction of a nucleophilic group resulting in the cleavage of a portion of the linking moiety; and, elimination of the remaining portion of the linking moiety.
  • the first step of the cleavage is rate-limiting and can be fine-tuned for pH sensitivity and half-life.
  • Structure 4 is an example of a two-step, self-immolating moiety that is incorporated into a transport moiety-biologically active compound conjugate:
  • R 1 is the biologically active compound
  • X represents a linkage between a functional group on the biologically active compound and a functional group on the linking moiety
  • Ar is a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, wherein the methylene substituent and phenolic oxygen atom are either ortho or para to one another
  • R 3 is the transport moiety
  • R 4 is S, O, NR 6 or CR 7 R 8
  • R 5 is H, OH, SH or NHR 6
  • R 6 is hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, acyl or allyl
  • R 7 and R 8 are independently hydrogen or alkyl
  • k and m are independently either 1 or 2.
  • Example 8 The construction of a conjugate containing a linking group of formula 4a is provided in Example 8 (see also FIG. 14 ).
  • the ⁇ -chloroacetate ester of 2,4-dimethyl-4-hydroxymethylphenol (14i) is coupled to retinoic acid (14ii) using dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCC) and 4-dimethylaminopyridine (DMAP) to provide the intermediate 14iii.
  • DCC dicyclohexylcarbodiimide
  • DMAP 4-dimethylaminopyridine
  • Subsequent coupling of 14iii with a cysteine residue present on the N-terminus of an arginine heptamer transport moiety provides the target conjugate 14iv.
  • the linking groups used in the conjugates of formula 4 are those in which Ar is an substituted or unsubstituted phenylene group; R 4 is S; R 5 is NHR 6 , wherein R 6 is hydrogen, methyl, allyl, butyl, acetyl or phenyl; k and m are 1; X is —C(O)O—; and Y is —C(O)O— or —C(O)NH—. More preferably, R 6 is hydrogen or acetyl.
  • linking groups for use in the present invention have been described in copending PCT applications. See, for example PCT applications US98/10571 (Publication No. WO 9852614) and US00/23440 (Publication No. WO 01/13957) which describe linking groups for similar compositions, e.g., conjugates of biologically active agents and transport oligomers.
  • the linking technology described therein can be used in the present compositions in a similar manner.
  • the linking moiety contains a first cleavable group distal to the biologically active compound and a second cleavable group proximal to the biologically active compound. Cleavage of the first cleavable group yields a nucleophile capable of reacting intramolecularly with the second cleavable group, thereby cleaving the linking moiety from the biologically active compound.
  • methods by which the first group is cleaved include photo-illumination and enzyme mediated hydrolysis. This methodology has been illustrated for various related small molecule conjugates discussed in PCT application US98/10571 (Publication No. WO 9852614).
  • the conjugate can include a disulfide linkage, as illustrated in FIG. 5A of PCT application US00/23440 (Publication No. WO 01/13957), (see also, PCT application US98/10571 (Publication No. WO 9852614)), which shows a conjugate (I) containing a transport polymer T which is linked to a cytotoxic agent, 6-mercaptopurine, by an N-acetyl-protected cysteine group which serves as a linker.
  • the cytotoxic agent is attached by a disulfide bond to the 6-mercapto group, and the transport polymer is bound to the cysteine carbonyl moiety via an amide linkage.
  • Example 9A of PCT application US98/10571 A method for synthesizing a disulfide-containing conjugate is provided in Example 9A of PCT application US98/10571.
  • the product described therein contains a heptamer of Arg residues which is linked to 6-mercaptopurine by an N-acetyl-Cys-Ala-Ala linker, where the Ala residues are included as an additional spacer to render the disulfide more accessible to thiols and reducing agents for cleavage within a cell.
  • the linker in this example also illustrates the use of amide bonds, which can be cleaved enzymatically within a cell.
  • the conjugate includes a photocleavable linker which is cleaved upon exposure to electromagnetic radiation.
  • a conjugate (II) containing a transport polymer T which is linked to 6-mercaptopurine via a meta-nitrobenzoate linking moiety.
  • Polymer T is linked to the nitrobenzoate moiety by an amide linkage to the benzoate carbonyl group, and the cytotoxic agent is bound via its 6-mercapto group to the p-methylene group.
  • the compound can be formed by reacting 6-mercaptopurine with p-bromomethyl-m-nitrobenzoic acid in the presence of NaOCH 3 /methanol with heating, followed by coupling of the benzoate carboxylic acid to a transport polymer, such as the amino group of a ⁇ -aminobutyric acid linker attached to the polymer (see also, e.g., Example 9B of PCT application US98/10571). Photo-illumination of the conjugate causes release of the 6-mercaptopurine by virtue of the nitro group that is ortho to the mercaptomethyl moiety.
  • This approach finds utility in phototherapy methods as are known in the art, particularly for localizing drug activation to a selected area of the body.
  • the cleavable linker contains first and second cleavable groups that can cooperate to cleave the oligomer from the biologically active agent, as illustrated by the following approaches. That is, the cleavable linker contains a first cleavable group that is distal to the agent, and a second cleavable group that is proximal to the agent, such that cleavage of the first cleavable group yields a linker-agent conjugate containing a nucleophilic moiety capable of reacting intramolecularly to cleave the second cleavable group, thereby releasing the agent from the linker and oligomer.
  • FIG. 5C shows a conjugate (III) containing a transport polymer T linked to the anticancer agent, 5-fluorouracil (5FU).
  • the linkage is provided by a modified lysyl residue.
  • the transport polymer is linked to the ⁇ -amino group, and the 5-fluorouracil is linked via the ⁇ -carbonyl.
  • the lysyl ⁇ -amino group has been modified to a carbamate ester of o-hydroxymethyl nitrobenzene, which comprises a first, photolabile cleavable group in the conjugate.
  • Photo-illumination severs the nitrobenzene moiety from the conjugate, leaving a carbamate that also rapidly decomposes to give the free ⁇ -amino group, an effective nucleophile.
  • Intramolecular reaction of the ⁇ -amino group with the amide linkage to the 5-fluorouracil group leads to cyclization with release of the 5-fluorouracil group.
  • FIG. 5D of US00/23440 illustrates a conjugate (IV) containing a delivery-enhancing transporter T linked to 2′-oxygen of the anticancer agent, paclitaxel.
  • the linkage is provided by a linking moiety that includes (i) a nitrogen atom attached to the delivery-enhancing transporter, (ii) a phosphate monoester located para to the nitrogen atom, and (iii) a carboxymethyl group meta to the nitrogen atom, which is joined to the 2′-oxygen of paclitaxel by a carboxylate ester linkage.
  • a delivery-enhancing transporter is linked to a biologically active agent, e.g., paclitaxel, by an aminoalkyl carboxylic acid.
  • the linker amino group is joined to the delivery-enhancing transporter by an amide linkage, and is joined to the paclitaxel moiety by an ester linkage. Enzymatic cleavage of the amide linkage releases the delivery-enhancing transporter and produces a free nucleophilic amino group. The free amino group can then react intramolecularly with the ester group to release the linker from the paclitaxel.
  • the conjugate includes a linker that is labile at one pH but is stable at another pH.
  • FIG. 6 of PCT application US00/23440 (Publication No. WO 01/13957) illustrates a method of synthesizing a conjugate with a linker that is cleaved at physiological pH but is stable at acidic pH.
  • the linker is cleaved in water at a pH of from about 6.6 to about 7.6.
  • the linker is stable in water at a pH from about 4.5 to about 6.5.
  • the transporters of the present invention can be constructed using a variety of conventional synthetic methods.
  • the amino acid oligomers can be produced synthetically, preferably using a peptide synthesizer (e.g., and Applied Biosystems Model 433) or can be synthesized recombinantly using methods well-known in the art. Recombinant synthesis is generally used when the biologically active compound attached to the transport moiety is a peptide or protein.
  • the transport oligomers can be prepared using solid phase peptide synthesis which is extensively described and used in the art to prepare peptides.
  • the transport oligomers can also be prepared using liquid phase synthetic methods, which are also well known in the art. See, M. Bodanszky and A. Bodanszky, The Practice of Peptide Synthesis, 2nd ed., Springer-Verlag, New York, N.Y. (1994).
  • the transport moiety-biologically active compound conjugates of the present invention find use in therapeutic, prophylactic and diagnostic applications.
  • the conjugates readily penetrate biological membranes, move across and/or into one or more layers of skin or other epithelial tissue (e.g., gastrointestinal, lung and the like) and traverse endothelial tissues (e.g., blood-brain barrier). This property makes the conjugates useful where transport compounds must penetrate such membranes or tissues to exert their effect.
  • Conjugates and methods of the present invention have particular utility in the area of human and veterinary therapeutics.
  • administered dosages will be effective to deliver picomolar to micromolar concentrations of the therapeutic composition to the effector site.
  • Appropriate dosages and concentrations will depend on factors such as the therapeutic composition or drug, the site of intended delivery, and the route of administration, all of which can be derived empirically according to methods well known in the art. Further guidance can be obtained from studies using experimental animal models for evaluating dosage, as are known in the art.
  • Administration of the conjugates of the invention with a suitable pharmaceutical excipient as necessary can be carried out via any of the accepted modes of administration.
  • administration can be, for example, intravenous, topical, subcutaneous, transcutaneous, intramuscular, oral, intra-joint, parenteral, peritoneal, intranasal, transocular, sublingual, or by inhalation.
  • Suitable sites of administration thus include, but are not limited to, skin, bronchial, gastrointestinal, anal, vaginal, eye, and ear.
  • the formulations may take the form of solid, semi-solid, lyophilized powder, or liquid dosage forms, such as, for example, tablets, pills, capsules, powders, solutions, suspensions, emulsions, suppositories, retention enemas, creams, ointments, lotions, aerosols or the like, preferably in unit dosage forms suitable for simple administration of precise dosages.
  • compositions typically include a conventional pharmaceutical carrier or excipient and may additionally include other medicinal agents, carriers, adjuvants, and the like.
  • the composition will be about 5% to 75% by weight of a compound or compounds of the invention, with the remainder consisting of suitable pharmaceutical excipients.
  • Appropriate excipients can be tailored to the particular composition and route of administration by methods well known in the art, e.g., REMINGTON'S PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES, 18TH ED., Mack Publishing Co., Easton, Pa. (1990).
  • excipients include pharmaceutical grades of mannitol, lactose, starch, magnesium stearate, sodium saccharine, talcum, cellulose, glucose, gelatin, sucrose, magnesium carbonate, and the like.
  • the composition may take the form of a solution, suspension, tablet, pill, capsule, powder, sustained-release formulation, and the like.
  • the pharmaceutical compositions take the form of a pill, tablet or capsule, and thus, the composition can contain, along with the biologically active conjugate, any of the following: a diluent such as lactose, sucrose, dicalcium phosphate, and the like; a disintegrant such as starch or derivatives thereof; a lubricant such as magnesium stearate and the like; and a binder such a starch, gum acacia, polyvinylpyrrolidone, gelatin, cellulose and derivatives thereof.
  • a diluent such as lactose, sucrose, dicalcium phosphate, and the like
  • a disintegrant such as starch or derivatives thereof
  • a lubricant such as magnesium stearate and the like
  • a binder such a starch, gum acacia, polyvinylpyrrolidone, gelatin, cellulose and derivatives thereof.
  • the active compounds of the formulas may be formulated into a suppository comprising, for example, about 0.5% to about 50% of a compound of the invention, disposed in a polyethylene glycol (PEG) carrier (e.g., PEG 1000 [96%] and PEG 4000 [4%]).
  • PEG polyethylene glycol
  • Liquid compositions can be prepared by dissolving or dispersing conjugate (about 0.5% to about 20%), and optional pharmaceutical adjuvants in a carrier, such as, for example, aqueous saline (e.g., 0.9% w/v sodium chloride), aqueous dextrose, glycerol, ethanol and the like, to form a solution or suspension, e.g., for intravenous administration.
  • a carrier such as, for example, aqueous saline (e.g., 0.9% w/v sodium chloride), aqueous dextrose, glycerol, ethanol and the like, to form a solution or suspension, e.g., for intravenous administration.
  • a carrier such as, for example, aqueous saline (e.g., 0.9% w/v sodium chloride), aqueous dextrose, glycerol, ethanol and the like.
  • the active compounds may also be formulated into a
  • composition to be administered may also contain minor amounts of non-toxic auxiliary substances such as wetting or emulsifying agents, pH buffering agents, such as, for example, sodium acetate, sorbitan monolaurate, or triethanolamine oleate.
  • auxiliary substances such as wetting or emulsifying agents, pH buffering agents, such as, for example, sodium acetate, sorbitan monolaurate, or triethanolamine oleate.
  • the composition is administered in any suitable format, such as a lotion or a transdermal patch.
  • the composition can be delivered as a dry powder (e.g., Inhale Therapeutics) or in liquid form via a nebulizer.
  • composition to be administered will, in any event, contain a quantity of the pro-drug and/or active compound(s) in a pharmaceutically effective amount for relief of the condition being treated when administered in accordance with the teachings of this invention.
  • the conjugates of the invention are administered in a therapeutically effective amount, i.e., a dosage sufficient to effect treatment, which will vary depending on the individual and condition being treated.
  • a therapeutically effective daily dose is from 0.1 to 100 mg/kg of body weight per day of drug.
  • Most conditions respond to administration of a total dosage of between about 1 and about 30 mg/kg of body weight per day, or between about 70 mg and 2100 mg per day for a 70 kg person.
  • the delivery-enhancing transport moieties of the invention make possible or enhance the delivery of biologically active compounds across the skin.
  • the transport moieties can deliver an agent across the stratum corneum, which previously had been a nearly impenetrable barrier to drug delivery.
  • the stratum corneum the outermost layer of the skin, is composed of several layers of dead, keratin-filled skin cells that are tightly bound together by a “glue” composed of cholesterol and fatty acids.
  • the agents can enter the viable epidermis, which is composed of the stratum granulosum, stratum lucidum and stratum germinativum which, along with the stratum corneum, make up the epidermis. Delivery in some embodiments of the invention is through the epidermis and into the dermis, including one or both of the papillary dermis and the reticular dermis.
  • This ability to obtain penetration of one or more layers of the skin can greatly enhance the efficacy of compounds such as antibacterials, antifungals, antivirals, antiproliferatives, immunosuppressives, vitamins, analgesics, hormones, and the like.
  • compounds such as antibacterials, antifungals, antivirals, antiproliferatives, immunosuppressives, vitamins, analgesics, hormones, and the like.
  • Numerous such compounds are known to those of skill in the art (see, e.g., Hardman and Limbird, Goodman & Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics , McGraw-Hill, New York, 1996).
  • the biologically active compound is delivered into a blood vessel that is present in the epithelial tissue, thus providing a means for delivery of the agent systemically. Delivery can be either intrafollicular or interfollicular, or both. Pretreatment of the skin is not required for delivery of the conjugates.
  • the delivery-enhancing transport moieties of the invention are also useful for delivery of conjugated drugs by gastrointestinal administration.
  • Gastrointestinal administration can be used for both systemically active drugs, and for drugs that act in the gastrointestinal epithelium.
  • the delivery-enhancing transport moieties of the invention can also used to enhance administration of drugs through the respiratory tract.
  • the respiratory tract which includes the nasal mucosa, hypopharynx, and large and small airway structures, provides a large mucosal surface for drug absorption.
  • the enhanced penetration of the conjugated agents into and across one or more layers of the epithelial tissue that is provided by the delivery-enhancing transport moieties of the invention results in amplification of the advantages that respiratory tract delivery has over other delivery methods. For example, lower doses of an agent are often needed to obtain a desired effect, a local therapeutic effect can occur more rapidly, and systemic therapeutic blood levels of the agent are obtained quickly. Rapid onset of pharmacological activity can result from respiratory tract administration. Moreover, respiratory tract administration generally has relatively few side effects.
  • the delivery-enhancing transport moieties are also useful for delivering biologically active compounds across the blood brain barrier.
  • the agents are useful for treating ischemia (e.g., using an anti-apoptotic drug), as well as for delivering neurotransmitters and other agents for treating various conditions such as schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, pain (e.g., morphine, the opiates).
  • the 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor antagonist is useful for treating conditions such as migraine headaches and anxiety.
  • This example illustrates the synthesis of various peptides, including those having attached linking groups which are natural or non-natural amino acids.
  • Peptides were synthesized using solid phase techniques and commercially available Fmoc amino acids, resins, and reagents (PE Biosystems, Foster City Calif., and Bachem Torrence, Calif.) on a Applied Biosystems 433 peptide synthesizer.
  • Fmoc amino caproic acid and Fmoc amino butyric acid were purchased from NovaBiochem (San Diego, Calif.).
  • Fastmoc cycles were used with O-(7-azabenzotriazol-1-yl)-1,1,3,3-tetramethyluronium hexfluorophosphate (HATU) substituted for HBTU/HOBt as the coupling reagent.
  • HATU O-(7-azabenzotriazol-1-yl)-1,1,3,3-tetramethyluronium hexfluorophosphate
  • the peptides were cleaved from the resin using 96% trifluoroacetic acid, 2% triisopropyl silane, and 2% phenol for 12 hours. The longer reaction times were necessary to completely remove the Pbf protecting groups from the multiple arginines in the peptides.
  • the peptides subsequently were filtered from the resin, precipitated using diethyl ether, purified using C-18 reverse phase columns (Alltech Altima, Chicago, Ill.) and characterized using either electrospray or matrix assisted laser desorption mass spectrometry (Perceptive Biosystems, Boston, Mass.).
  • Fluorescent analogs were synthesized by coupling fluorescein isothiocyanate (Aldrich Milwaukee, Wis.) to the amino terminus of the peptide while still attached to the resin.
  • Table 1 provides a number of transport moieties as their fluorescent conjugates that were prepared and evaluated for cellular uptake.
  • This example illustrates a cellular uptake assay which can be used to evaluate the conjugates of the present invention.
  • This example provides results of arginine spacing in the cellular uptake assay of Example 2.
  • FIG. 1 shows the results of cellular uptake for the “spaced” arginine transport moieties when tethered to fluorescein. As can be seen from this figure, cellular uptake generally increases when spacing increases ( ⁇ -aminocaproic acid> ⁇ -aminobutyric acid>glycine.
  • Example 2 A series of arginine containing conjugates was prepared as described in Example 1 and evaluated as described in Example 2. Spacing between seven arginine residues was provided by naturally occurring (gene-encoded) amino acids (see Seq. I.D. Nos. 7 to 22). FIG. 2 shows the results of cellular uptake for these “spaced” arginine transport moieties when tethered to fluorescein.
  • FIGS. 3 and 4 illustrate the same general results at different concentrations indicating that these results are essentially independent of concentration. At the lower concentration of 6.25 ⁇ M, the uptake of Fl-aca-R7-CONH 2 begins to drop off relative to the spaced arginine transport moieties.
  • Fl-aca-(R—X) 6 R compositions were prepared wherein x is aca, gly or glygly, as described in Example 1 and evaluated for cellular uptake as described in Example 2.
  • a comparison to homopolymers of D-arginine (Fl-aca-r19-CONH 2 and Fl-aca-r13-CONH 2 ) was made and the results are shown in FIG. 6 .
  • the homopolymers, r13 and r19 were selected as being of equivalent length to (RG) 6 R and (RGG) 6 R, respectively. Surprisingly, the homopolymers were significantly less effective in entering the cells, despite the increased number of positively-charged arginine groups.
  • FIG. 7 shows the results of the cellular uptake and indicates that, in general, a greater number of insertions leads to a greater uptake.
  • This example illustrates the conjugation of cyclosporine to a transport moiety using a pH sensitive linking group (see FIGS. 9A and 9B ).
  • cyclosporine is converted to its ⁇ -chloroacetate ester using chloroacetic anhydride to provide 9i (see FIG. 9 ).
  • the ester 9i is then treated with benzylamine to provide 9ii.
  • Reaction of the amine with Boc-protected iminodiacetic acid anhydride provides the acid 9iii which is then converted to an activated ester (9iv) with N-hydroxy succinimide.
  • Coupling of 9iv with L-Arginine heptamer provides the BOC-protected conjugate 9v, which can be converted to conjugate 9vi by removal of the BOC protecting group according to established methods.
  • Transport moieties having arginine groups separated by, for example, glycine, ⁇ -aminocaproic acid, or ⁇ -aminobutyric acid can be used in place of the arginine heptamer in this an in the following examples that show oligoarginine transport groups.
  • This example illustrates the conjugation of acyclovir to a transport moiety.
  • This example illustrates the conjugation of hydrocortisone to a transport moiety.
  • This example illustrates the conjugation of taxol to a transport moiety.
  • This example illustrates the application of methodology outlined above to the preparation of a taxol conjugate (see FIG. 12 ).
  • Taxol was treated with ⁇ -chloro acetic anhydride providing the C-2′ chloro acetyl derivative 12i in essentially quantitative yield.
  • the halogen atom of the chloroacetate ester was displaced by the thiol of an N-terminal (L) cysteine containing heptamer of arginine.
  • D-arginine was used as the building unit. Conjugation reactions were performed at room temperature in DMF in the presence of diisopropylethylamine. The final products were isolated by RP-HPLC and lyophilized to white powders. It is important to note that the native conjugate (R ⁇ H) is isolated as its TFA salt at the cysteine primary amine. The conjugates are generally quite hygroscopic and readily dissolve in water.
  • This example illustrates two methods of linking active agents to transport moieties. Illustration is provided for retinoic acid derivatives linked to poly-D-Arg derivatives but can be applied to linkages between other biological agents and the transport moieties of the present invention.
  • FIG. 13 provides a schematic presentation of the reactions. As seen in FIG. 13 , condensation of either retinal with H 2 N-r 9 -CO 2 H.10TFA in MeOH in the presence of 4 ⁇ molecular sieves at room temperature for four hours results in the formation of a Schiff base-type linkage between the retinal aldehyde and the amino terminal group. Purification of the conjugate can be accomplished by filtering the molecular sieves and removing methanol under reduced pressure.
  • This example illustrates the preparation of a conjugate between retinoic acid and r 7 -CONH 2 using the linking group
  • retinoic acid (14ii) is first combined with the chloroacetate ester of 4-hydroxymethyl-2,6-dimethylphenol (14i) to provide the conjugate shown as 14iii.
  • Combination of 14i with retinoic acid in methylene chloride in the presence of dicyclohexylcarbodiimide and a catalytic amount of 4-dimethylaminopyridine provided the retinoid derivative 14iii in 52-57% yield.
  • Condensation of 14iii with H 2 NCys-r 7 CONH 2 .8TFA in the presence of diisopropylethylamine (DMF, room temperature, 2 h) provides the desired conjugated product 14iv.

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